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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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incredible | adj: unbelievable; enormous | |
disease | n: a disorder or illness that affects the body or mind, often characterized by specific symptoms or abnormal functioning of organs or systems | |
malaria | n: a severe disease caused by a parasite that is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito | |
hepatitis | n: a medical condition in which the liver becomes inflamed, often as a result of infection by a virus | |
examine | v: to study or consider a person or object attentively and thoroughly to learn something about them | |
infect | v: to affect a person, an animal, or a plant with a disease-causing organism | |
progression | n: the act or process of changing to the next stage or phase or moving forward | |
exchange | v: to give something and receive something else in return, often with the implication that the items being traded are of equal or comparable value; (noun) the act of giving or taking something in return for something else; a place or system where goods or services can be bought, sold, or traded | |
fluid | n: a substance that can flow and is not solid | |
unprotected | adj: not guarded, covered, or shielded; vulnerable; without protection or defense | |
contaminate | v: to make something impure, unclean, or poisonous by contact or mixture | |
needle | n: a thin, pointed object typically used for sewing or medical purposes; a metal or plastic instrument used for administering injections or drawing blood | |
transmission | n: the act or process of sending something from one person or place to another; the process of broadcasting over the airwaves, as in radio or television | |
fortunate | adj: having good luck or lucky | |
casual | adj: relaxed and informal in manner or dress, not planned or expected; not involving commitment or seriousness | |
individual | n: a single person or thing, as distinct from a group | |
orientation | n: a person’s basic attitudes, beliefs, and preferences about particular things; a course introducing a new situation or environment | |
gender | n: the range of characteristics of femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them, especially when considering social and cultural differences rather than differences in biology | |
contract | n: a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, setting out their rights and obligations to each other, typically in writing and enforceable by law | |
immune | adj: protected against a particular disease or toxin due to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells | |
defend | v: to protect someone or something from attack, criticism, danger, etc. | |
bacteria | n: single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that exist in large numbers in the air, water, and soil, and also in living and dead creatures and plants, and are often a cause of disease | |
fungus | n: a type of organism that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms, which are heterotrophic, meaning they do not produce their food and must consume organic matter to survive | |
infection | n: a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms or viruses have entered the body | |
retrovirus | n: a type of RNA virus that uses the enzyme reverse transcriptase to convert its RNA into DNA, which then inserts itself into the host cell’s genome, which can cause a variety of diseases in humans and animals, including HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) | |
genetic | adj: of or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) or the science of genes | |
genome | n: the complete set or sequence of genes of a human, animal, plant, or other living things | |
co-opt | v: to elect or appoint someone as a member of a group or organization; to take over or appropriate something, often by force or without permission; to use someone or something for one’s purposes or agenda | |
virus | n: a tiny infectious organic material that causes disease in people, animals, and plants | |
destroy | v: to ruin or damage severely or completely; to eradicate or eliminate completely | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
patient | n: a person who is receiving medical treatment, care, or attention from a healthcare professional, such as a doctor, nurse, or therapist; a personal quality or characteristic | |
influenza | n: (formal for flu) a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, severe aching, and catarrh and often occurs in epidemics | |
symptom | n: any sensation or change in body or mind that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
typical | adj: having the usual characteristics or traits of a specific group of things | |
mortal | adj: subject to death; unrelenting and deadly | |
normally | adv: usually; under normal conditions | |
handle | v: to deal with a situation, problem, or strong emotion | |
therapy | n: the act of caring for someone through medication, remedial training, etc. | |
comeback | n: a return to popularity, success, or performance after a decline or period of inactivity; a quick, witty response to a criticism or insult | |
prescribe | v: (of a doctor) to advise and order the use of particular medicine or treatment for someone, especially in writing; to issue commands or orders for something | |
viral | adj: relating to or caused by a virus | |
incorporate | v: to include something as a part of a larger entity | |
assemble | v: to collect in one place as a single group | |
percentage | n: the number, amount, or rate of something, which is usually the amount per hundred | |
instruction | n: detailed direction, order, etc., on how to do or use something | |
dormant | adj: in a state of temporary inactivity, rest, or sleep; not growing or progressing but capable of doing so under the right circumstances | |
wipe | v: to clean or dry something by rubbing with a piece of cloth or paper or one’s hand and removing dirt, food, or liquid | |
sub-Saharan | adj: of or relating to or situated in the area south of the Sahara Desert | |
economy | n: the system by which a country or region produces manages, and distributes goods and services, including the money and finances involved in these activities; (of an airline) the lowest-priced, most basic option for seating in commercial travel | |
barrier | n: a fence or other obstruction that makes it hard to move or get in; any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective | |
claim | v: to assert that something is true; to demand or request something as one’s own; to lay legal or moral right to something; (noun) a demand or assertion of a right or something that one believes to be true | |
ample | adj: enough or more than enough; having plenty of something | |
develop | v: to grow or expand; to improve or refine through a process of progress and refinement, often to achieve greater sophistication or complexity; to elaborate or add detail to something that is in the process of being created | |
involve | v: to include or affect someone or something as a necessary part of something else | |
harbor | n: an area of water next to the coast where ships and boats are protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures; (verb) keep in one’s possession | |
flush | v: to become red on your face, especially because you are embarrassed, angry, or hot; to rinse, clean, or empty something, especially a toilet, by causing large quantities of water to flow | |
odds | n: the degree or probability that a particular thing will or will not happen | |
immeasurable | adj: too great to be measured or calculated; vast or incalculable in extent or degree; impossible to quantify or express in numerical terms |